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Psephosauriscus rhombifer

Reptilia - Placodontia

Taxonomy
Psephosauriscus rhombifer was named by Rieppel (2002). It is not extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Psephosaurus rhombifer Haas
2002Psephosauriscus rhombifer Rieppel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlacodontiaCope 1871
suborderCyamodontoideaNopcsa 1923
genusPsephosauriscusRieppel 2002
speciesrhombifer

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Psephosauriscus rhombifer Rieppel 2002
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Invalid names: Psephosaurus rhombifer Haas 1959 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:38:36
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:38:36
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Triassic or 246.70000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Egypt (Shamal Sina) Psephosaurus rhombifer (75278)